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Nashville-area residents can prove just how well they know their country and pop music lyrics when The Singing Bee auditions come to town on Jan. 28.

The popular CMT game show's premise is summed up in its slogan: "You don't have to sing it well, you just have to sing it right!" Contestants aren't judged on their vocal ability - they just need to fill in the lyrical blanks of popular songs.

Folks interested in auditioning should send their name, phone number, location (city and state) to singingbee2012@gmail.com

Auditions will be held at 9 a.m. Saturday, January 28 at Nashville Marriott at Vanderbilt University, 2555 West End Ave.

CMT has re-upped for a second season of its popular weekly game show The Singing Bee, and this season is kicking off with a cameo appearance/visit from Reba McEntire.

That isn't the only Reba connection -- the show, which prompts contestants to precisely sing the lyrics of popular country and pop songs, is hosted by Melissa Peterman (she played Barbara Jean on McEntire’s sitcom Reba). (Those who can’t replicate the tunes -- "a mix of 60 percent country music with 40 percent popular favorites from other genres" -- get eliminated.)

The debut episode of season two airs on CMT at 8 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 15.

McEntire, meanwhile, is having no trouble with the singing thing. She broke a career record this week when her current single, “Consider Me Gone,” topped the Billboard country singles chart and the USA Today/Country Aircheck Chart for the third week in a row.

The song is McEntire’s longest-running No. 1 hit and the longest running chart-topper for a female artist since 2007.

“I can’t think of a better way to start the new year and a new decade,” McEntire said. “I would like to thank everyone at country radio from the bottom of my heart.”

McEntire kicks off a nationwide tour with George Strait Jan. 22 in Baltimore, Md. The tour is not coming to Nashville, but does have dates slated for Knoxville (Jan. 29), Atlanta (Feb. 25) and Memphis (March 4).

The Singing Bee -- which is currently CMT's most-watched program -- films in Los Angeles and is hosted by actress Melissa Peterman. The season will begin taping in November and premiere in January of 2010.